Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Gears Up for Shadey, Ashendye and Solel, Celebrations of Culture and Community↗
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2026 (FMC) — The Amhara Region is gearing up for the Shadey, Ashendye and Solel festivals, with preparations underway to celebrate the region’s rich cultural traditions, strengthen community ties and promote…
Ethiopia’s Deputy PM Applauds Haik Farmers for Turning Khat Fields into Fruit, Vegetable Clusters↗
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has applauded farmers around Haik town in South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region for transforming farmland once devoted to khat cultivation into thriving…
Cairo’s Anxiety Meets Addis Ababa’s Strategic Awakening on the Red Sea↗
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2026 (FMC) — The Red Sea is far more than a stretch of water separating continents. It is one of the world’s most consequential geopolitical arteries, linking Africa with the Middle East and beyond while carrying a…
Ethiopia, U.S. Explore Critical Minerals as New Avenue for Strategic Economic Partnership↗
Addis Ababa, August 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening strategic and economic relations, with the two sides exploring new areas of cooperation and discussing shared priorities.…
ENDF Chief of Staff Sees Special Operations Command as Ethiopia’s Strategic Edge Against Emerging Threats↗
Addis Ababa, August 15, 2026 (FMC) — Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Field Marshal Berhanu Jula has described the Special Operations Command as a strategic force giving Ethiopia a decisive edge in rapidly…
Young Ethiopian Diaspora from Canada Embark on Month-Long Journey to Reconnect with Their Roots↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Nearly 120 second-generation Ethiopians and their family members from Canada have embarked on a month-long journey to Ethiopia to reconnect with their heritage through cultural exchange, community…
The Fault Line Ethiopia Can No Longer Afford to Leave Exposed↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — There are moments in a nation’s history when the line between an internal political crisis and a wider national-security threat becomes dangerously thin. Ethiopia is confronting such a moment. What may…
Breaking the Walls of Division and Planting the Trees of Ethiopian Unity↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — For three decades, Ethiopia was made to walk through a political maze deliberately crowded with suspicion, division and fear. The walls were not built overnight. They were raised brick by brick through…
Why Must Ethiopia’s Maritime Need Be a Regional Zero-Sum Game?↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Geography can be generous, but it can also be unforgiving. For Ethiopia, it has left a paradox at the heart of the country’s economic story: a nation of more than 130 million people, endowed with vast…
Ethiopia, Malawi Forge Stronger Front Against Irregular Migration and Cross-Border Crime↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and Malawi have strengthened cooperation against irregular migration and cross-border crime, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to protect migrants, combat trafficking networks and promote…
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Moves Beyond Agenda-Level Consensus Toward a Unified National Outcome↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s National Dialogue has moved beyond agenda-level consensus toward the consolidation of a unified national outcome, with agreed recommendations from all eight working groups now being brought…
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Charts a Path from Climate Resilience to Economic Sovereignty: Deputy PM Temesgen Tiruneh↗
Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative extends far beyond tree planting and environmental restoration, serving as a strategic national undertaking to protect and sustainably develop the country’s natural…
Ethiopia’s Return to Its Maritime Frontier Could Accelerate Africa’s Single-Market Ambition↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — There are moments when geography becomes destiny, and moments when a nation decides that geography should no longer dictate the limits of its possibilities. For Ethiopia, few questions carry such weight…
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Nears Completion as Diverse Views Converge on Recommendations↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is nearing completion as diverse views expressed during the deliberations converge toward recommendations, Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Dialogue…
ENDF Chief of Staff: Ethiopia Must Harness AI to Protect Sovereignty and National Interests↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia must harness artificial intelligence to strengthen its defence capabilities and safeguard national sovereignty and interests, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF),…
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Reaches a Defining Moment as All Eight Agenda Groups Find Common Ground↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s National Dialogue reached a defining moment today, with all eight agenda groups reaching consensus on their recommendations after weeks of intensive deliberations on the core issues…
Active, Alternative, Adaptive and Agenda-Setting: The 4As Shaping Ethiopia’s Diplomatic Ascendancy↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — The world is changing its shape, and Ethiopia is seeking to meet that change not from the sidelines, but from a position of greater confidence and strategic choice. Across the Horn of Africa, within…
Ethiopia Presses for Greater Global Financial Influence for Emerging Economies at BRICS↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has pressed for greater representation of emerging and developing economies in the global financial system as it participated in the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting…
Ethiopia, Kenya Fortify Defence Partnership at the Heart of Horn of Africa Security↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and Kenya have reaffirmed their longstanding defence partnership as Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya General Bacha Debele Buta and Kenya’s Chief of the Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri,…
Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy Pivots Toward Strategic Self-Reliance, Global Influence↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s evolving foreign policy is positioning the country as a more self-reliant and influential actor in global affairs, moving away from dependency and passive alignment while drawing on its…
Addis Ababa Residents Rally Behind Ethiopia’s Pursuit of Direct Access to the Sea↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — Residents of Addis Ababa have voiced strong support for Ethiopia’s pursuit of direct access to the sea, describing the aspiration as a national undertaking with far-reaching economic and strategic…
Could Ethiopia’s Sea Ambition Redraw the Horn’s Economic Landscape?↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — For a country of Ethiopia’s scale and economic ambition, the sea is more than a line on the horizon. It is a potential gateway into wider currents of commerce, linking the country’s vast domestic market…
Ethiopia’s Digital Shift Is Rewriting the Rules of Public Service, Transparency and Accountability↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — In Ethiopia, a quiet transformation is taking place behind the screens of smartphones, government portals and digital payment platforms. Services that once demanded long queues, piles of paperwork and…
Yesterday’s Enemies, Today’s Partners in Their Shared War Against Ethiopia↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) — There are alliances born of conviction, and there are alliances born of desperation. Tsimdo belongs to the latter. It is the unlikely convergence of forces that once stood on opposite sides of bitter…
The Banned TPLF’s Cruel Cycle: When Children Are Torn from Their Mothers for Another War↗
Addis Ababa, August 12, 2026 (FMC) — There is perhaps no more haunting image of a society trapped in the machinery of conflict than a mother watching her child being taken away for war. Yet this is precisely the specter that has returned…
Tsimdo is a hollow alliance of forces united by destruction, not by trust or a shared political vision↗
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2026 (FMC) -— The illegal TPLF group has joined hands with Shabia and other extremist forces under an arrangement dubbed “Tsimdo,” an alliance riddled with political contradictions and driven by a destructive…
Africa’s Young People Must Move from the Margins to the Center of Decision-Making: AU Commission Chairperson↗
Addis Ababa, August 12, 2026 (FMC) — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called for Africa’s young people to move from the margins to the center of decision-making, stressing that their voices, ideas and…
Ethiopia Set to Bring Africa’s City Leaders Together in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu↗
Addis Ababa, August 12, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is set to bring mayors and city leaders from across Africa together this October, when Addis Ababa and Bishoftu host the upcoming African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) Leadership Forum.…
The Capital’s New Alchemy: Turning Waste Into Wealth, Energy and Opportunity↗
Addis Ababa, August 12, 2026 (FMC) — In a city where history, diplomacy, commerce and millions of daily journeys converge, the transformation of urban life is often written in places people pass without a second thought: along a freshly…
The Red Sea and Ethiopia’s Strategic Horizon: A Historic Connection Recast as a Quest for Security, Prosperity and Sovereignty↗
Addis Ababa, August 12, 2026 (FMC) — For Ethiopia, the Red Sea has never been merely a stretch of water on the country’s eastern horizon. Across centuries, it has been intertwined with the country’s history, commerce, security and regional…